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JUDGE MACARTHUR,s SUCCESSOR
Petitions Submitted % the President i'm
Favor Of GEM Payne.

To-day District Attorney woFthington and Mr..
James L. Barbour called on the President in the
Interest OF Gen. James g. Payne as q successor to
Judge Macarthur. MI. worthington presented q
petition OF 172 members OF the bar, and Mr.. Bar
bour petition OF bankers, brokers ana merchants,
setting forth the qualifications OF Gen. Payne for
the position. The President stated that he would
soon take up the subject and it was his desire to
give the District good man in place OF Judge
Macarthur
Mr. James 8. Edwards said this morning In re-
gard TO the 1udgsh1p that Gen. Payne had the
lndor Sement OF large number OF the members OF
the bar, and he was surprised at the unanimity OF
the merchants for him. He believed that Gen.
Paynes selection would give more general salts
faction than any other
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DID HIS Son AssAssINArR Hu?-Wallace Car
pentefs IL years Old, son OF Adam Carpenter, who
was assasSinated near Jacksonville, KY, last FRI
murder OF his father. Adam Carpenter was o
wealthy and prominent farmer OF high character
and much beloved In the community In which he
resided. About IL 30 Friday night, some one
shocked sharply upon Adam Carpenters front
d00r. The knocking was repeated third ana
fourth time. Carpenter went out BY back door
TO discover the c1tse OF the noise He had barely
passed out OF the house when the murderer, who
was concealed and protected by small coal h0use,
nrod upon him With ahoIGun charged with OBJ
long pistol or rine bsIliA me shot was immedi-
ately fatal THIS son had uuafreaed with hisfathef
ana hA0 thyeAteneo to Kill him.
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Got There All the Same.

1IUW inc FAyette ONO. J Herald
me ioiiowing marriage ceremony, uniting an
estlmable colored couple, was performed by aRev
berry Bro Robinson, of the Baptism Church.
cuiiud" After securing the usual promises from
the 'yong couples what had arosen up before
him on that day, a-wishin to be 'nfted in the holy
odency OF wedlock," the Rev. Berry, with glasses
across his nose, head thrown majesticary back
ana NIUE twisting, an old ragged Testament held
alolt. ana with an expression as sublime and SOL
emn as rock, repeated the following original YER
son ,,, OF .he LORDS prayer: 'Thy Kingdom come,
Iny VIII De done On earth as it is done In heavens
90 SO promise me as to live together in the holy
0aency 3. OF Wedlock as Jacob, Isaac and Becky.
debtors. and now pronounce you man and wife.
ana lead us not into temptation, and II there be
any man present what objects why these young
JOCK let them now forever speak hold their peace
glory. aineniD 49, - -
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A singular and romantic story comes by tele-
graph from Window, Mimi, q small town In the
southwestern part OF the state. Two young chill
dren wandered into the town Saturday evening.
Their ages were about fourteen and sixteen. They
gave their names as Charlie and Berthe Byers, OF
Rochester, N. Y. II was soon discovered that they
were girls In boys clothing, and then they admit
ted that their names were Katie and Lilly Byers.
Their story was that when very small they lived
at Lindsay, Ont. They removed TO Rochester after
their parents death, being taken there by a
brother, w. A. Byers, now a resident OF Calgary,
Northwest Territory. Being badly treated at
their brother at Calgary. In order to get away
they dressed in male attire. Their TIP from
Rochester to Window was made on foot and in box
cars as tramps They are cared for at Window.
w. A. Byers, at Calgary, has been communicated
with.
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1T WAS MARRIAGE OR DEATH.
DIR. Bond Chose Marriage 1t the Time,
Hut Now He Seeks n Relea&c.

DIR. BOND Chose Marriage at the Time,
hut Now He Seeks a Release.
CINCINNATI, March ia singular trial is In
progress at Lawrenceburg Ind. 1t is suit by DR..
Marc Bond OF Aurora, Ind, to set aside the mar
riage ceremony whereby he became the husbandin
April, 1885, of Miss Jennie HILL also OF Aurora on
the ground that he was forced By threats OF muir
uer 10 marry. botu parties Oeiony 10 ieacins
much attention. A strong array of legal gentle
men is engaged in the case, among them being
Congressman Holman. The plaintiffs statement
is that Miss Hill accused him or seduction and
that her father demanded that he should marry
her Or take the consequences, which meant death.
He chose marriage but never lived with his wife.
The case will be ia progress some time.
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THREE MASKED ROBBKRs GET 1000 FROM RAIL-
ROAD DEPOT.
sunday morning the Gulf colorado and Santa
Fe railroad ofhce at Coleman, Texas, was the
scene OF 'shold up" resulting In the loss TO the
express and railroad companies and employees Of
over s. 600 James Muse, the express messenger;
Henry Brien. the night operator. and two men
were in the depot. Muse had occasion to 60 out
about $50 O'Clock and came running back and
said: "Scme one Is r0bbtng the cars" The party
started to the cars when Bfien told Muse to run
back AMI get something TO shoot with. Muse
went back toward the depot 70 get his Sx-shOOter,
when three men Jumped out from the south door
of the depot thrust dx-shooters In his lace and
told him with oaths TO open the safe. Muse opened
It and the robbers got two express packages. one
of railroad money and pocketbook OF Muses. with
s135 In it and his gold watch, worth $l25. All the
men wore large black masks that concealed their
faces
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BAYLEs A KNIGHT OF LABOR.
Excitement Over an appointment Of
HUp.riff.

NEW YORK, March 16.-ConSiderable excitement
has arisen in political circles over The appointment
OF James c. Bayles as president of the board OF
health. to succeed General Shaler, on the ground
that he Is knight OF Labor. The democratic
politicians are much incenSed at the action OF
Mayor Hewitt in bis appointment
The mayor to-day said that he did not know or
care what organization Mr.. BayleS belonged TO. II
he had known that he was knight Of Labor
before his appointment, he might have asked him
IL he favored strikes and labormethOds OF cOer-
ciOn. III he had favored them the mayor would
not have appointed him. The mayor was much
excited. Mr.. BayleS was seen and said that some
years ago he Joined the order, but had paid no
dues for over a year and had fallen out OF 1t
gradually He opposed strikes.
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Thus 1t can be seen that there is an increase In
the appropriation for 1888 OF about 1854 900 ever
That OF 1887, and In that year there was an In
crease OF $x,SOOO
The average appropriation for the seven years
age OF a, OO3 600 which has been obtained blythe
present Commissioners. =
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NIGHT AND DAY, for weeks at q time a stubborn
cold holds on, rasping and weakening the lung
substance, or keeping up constant Irritation ia
the throat In the lace OF the frightfu mortality
from lung complaints neglected none should uire
70 be told that IL is More rational TO take cough
cold at the start, by using DR. ID. Jaynes Kxpecto-
rant, a curative whose merit has been approved
for nifty years and which Will promptly nd you OF
q cold, heal the soreness OF The lungs and
strengthen the strained surfaces OF the throat
For asthma pleurisy and all lung diseases NO bol-
tar remedy can ne found
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-16

From the Baltimore Sun.
The brief story OF the relief OF the British ship
Baron Blantyre by the steamship Baltimore con-
denses enough OF incident to furnish Clark Russell
or some other skfllful writer of sea stories the
basis Tor thrilling narrative What could be
more narrowing than for starving men to see, as
tress unheeded by a passing vessel eScept 20 far
s aS 70 drop provisions overheard which the fam
being compelled to see them noatinQ away on the
waves beyond all hope OF reach3 In the height Of
snelr distress the Baltimore hove in sight, on her
way from Liverpool to this city, and humanely
responding with all possible speed to the appeal
I0r assistance, sent over the waves OF an angry
sea boat to their succor. But for the timely
arrival OF the steamship the crew OF the Blantyre
WOULD probably have persisted. Their condition
Oelng aggravated by the knowledge that they had
provisions on board which they were unable to eat
because, being salted, they would only have In
creased the torment OF their thirst the plight
nom which they were so fortunately rescued just
IN time exceeds In refinement OF torture the most
ingenious conception OF the novelist and the SIM
PIE story OF their rescue Is full OF pathOsL
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me A|VDb u UA4 u W eek
REMARKABfE CASE OF SUSPENDED ANIMATION
BURIAL AND RETURN TO LIFE.
An extraordinary case OF suspended animation
occurred In Boston recently. -Four brothers named
Stanton, one 0fthem ROyson Stanton OF Stetson's
.'Mikado" company, live in this city. Two weeks
ago on Monday q NTH brother, who has lived in
the west, died. 1t was supposed, at the house OF
one OF his brothers here, who was a physician.
The supposed cause OF death was consumption.
pr stanton ni G nowevSr Insisted that his brother
held, which was largely attended he would not
allow the body to be elabalmed or buried. Other
made careful examinations, and pronounced It =
a genuine case OF death. The body was perfectly
rigid and cold, and Il was impossible to discover
There had been no general and marked weaken
ing OF tnefanc9 o94 however, and the absence Of
CERTAIN changes in the features after death led DR..
stanton to hold the ground which he had taken.
twas feared that his mind had been affected and
80 great pressure was brought to bear upon him
Thursday following the death he consented TO
nave the body placed In q tomb, where he visited
It every six hours. There was no change the nrst
moved. but at O'Clock on Friday morning the
doctor noticed that his brother had turned
slightly; although he thought the turning might
have been the result OF muscular contraction He
ordered the casket and its contents to be returned
to his home. Three OF the brothers protested hut
and the
bed. This was on Friday afternoon. on Satur-
day the eyelids opened, but the eyes were fixed In
CLASSY stare. The body continued to grow
warm through the day, and during the afternoon
the heart began to beat slightly.
leading physician In the Boston hospitals who
mad been previously consulted In the case was
summoned, and admitted that DR.. Stanton had
been right, and that there was evidently life re-
maining. On Sunday morning the limbs relaxed
and stanton recovered consciousness.
The nrst question he asked was: "What day
OF the week Is TT" He was told that It was Sun.
Gay, and he replied that it was Monday. He was
allowed TO think AZ he pleased, and his converse
ton since the occurrence shows that his mind took
up the train OF events as they were left on the
MONDAY when 1t was thought that he died. He has
been informed OF nothing which has happened
since then, and had 80 far recovered last Thurs
spirits. eoS-
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fifteen, was the pride OF her indulgent grandma
Mrs Scnaener, OF Hampton. Pa, with whom she
lived. some time ago. when d1ff1cult piece OF
masonry work had to be done ON q railroad bridge
near Blrdsb0ro, gang OF railroad men came along
IN charge OF Antoine Carue, black eyed, dark
skinned, handsome young boss mason, who secured
board at Mrs. Schaefefs He fell In love with
Mamie, and she returned his passion. few days
ago the work was finished, and Antoine left the
place Tor Newark to Commence piece OF work
there. Mamie persuaded her young friend Nora
Miller 70 accompany her TO the Pennsylvania rail-
way station. They watched the passengers alight,
ana just - the train pulled out Mamie huIT1ediy
handed a package OF letters TO Nora and Jumped
on the Train "GOOd-by, Nora said Mamie; I'm
on" 1t Is thoughtSh she joined her lover at Whining
ton and became his WIFE,
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Mark TWain's BOOkkeeper.
TEE SHORTAGE NOW SAID 10 az AT LKAsr s3OOOO-a

CASH BOOK MISSING.
Mr.. Charles l. Webster, one OF Mark Twain1
partners In the book publishing firm OF Charles l.
Webster Co., now believes that the firm has lost
at least $50 600 by the manipulations OF the books
by Frank N. Scott, their young bookkeeper who
Is now In jail In Newark waiting bondsanen who
Will qualify for 10000. MT. Webster denied YES
Scott into the firm, and that the young man was
merely regarded as painstaking and thorough
Do0kkeeper. Mr.. Webster said that he learned
that scout operated In Wall street, but he could
not ind that he made much money. A bad feat
ure OF the case Is that an old cash book which was
In Scott S custody three weeks ago Is now missing
and IL Is quite necessary for further Investigation
One questionable entry OF 600 which was Trans
ierred from this book, cannot be explained unless
the book Is found, and the explanation OF other
entries depend upon IL.
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THE PRESIDENT received the superintendent of
education at the public reception this afternoon.

SAYS HE WAS Sw1NDLRD.-At 2 O'Clock to-day
Judge Macarthur resumed the cons1fierafinn ar
tne Sleoge case, mentioned In the first edition.
Mt j. X Dillon testified that he had several inter-
road from Raleigh to Greensboro, N. c., and paid
MN 81 as part OF his fee for putting him on the
ROAD, ana went with him to the Harris house, and,
mat there was no such railroad as that mentioned
SiedEe also pretended that he was to send 800
men 10 work on the railroad. witness finding
mat ne mad been duped demanded the return OF
tne money, but did not get It, Other testimony
was given, and the court said that he would have
10 pronounce his sentence-three years In the
Albany penitentiary.
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B. 3. Warder has bought Of d. D. stone for
~ sU Paft SUP lot ana sub lots to 10, square
20 fronting 10 feet on 1sr street east and about
purchased Of C. Z. Foster for Se5de5O the south
vi 10Y square 68 Is by IS feet on 21st street,
Tecnsor ~, ana streets northwest. A. n Mo
y. Gvos t1ree lots of Laner Heights Tor g. 20O67.
fsuSane = Mcknew has bought for 90, TO of Smith
fsIut et a., sub lots lO4 and los, square 241,
street and Ktngman Court. Anthony Gaegler has
Dougnt Oh Dittrich for a eco sub lots 10 and 90
Stats SUN OF SO corner Of 9th and Boundary
~ 1Ms no,tnWest Rebecca B. Morris has bought
VI nuooipn GoldSchmid for $1,000 sub lot Is,
square pig l6s< by 100 on G. street, between 4th
anu Stn streets. j. A. Hayden has bought for
U,sn OF g: g: Thorn parts and II, square $40,
land avenue and south B street. Mrs Annie T.
McArole mas bought OF o. E. Duffey for o. 100 sub
TX st square lea e64 square feet at the corner Of
bought T for SoseP ana am a. lou Ga mas
70. 10 feet front on Pennsylvania avenue. between
25th and Goth streets.
O Il: 4. Morcoe has bought OF T. E. waggaman. pit.
5000! - ' A-''' e''' '''
-, A: Fisher has sold to F. l. Redchert lots 30 and
e. SO; 4W fronting 80 feet by 90, on eth, between
y anu streets southwest, for $4,000 c. +.
havenner has bought of E. B. Fadely, for $1,000,
part OF a tract called aaron, " in the county.
The work OF reducing the library site to grade
Is Delng carried forward quite rapidly.
Mrs. NJ. j. Hunt and two OF her young lady as
s,stants are now in New York selecting goods for
the spring trade.
The era grand jury to-day reported to the Criminal
ana George Sauter, grand larceny as ignored.
samuel Ross, q petit juror OF the Criminal Court
was excused to-day.
damage. 'N--e '-AA'''e
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HE HAD Too MUCH WHEAr.-Shortly after noon
yesterday word was passed into The wheat pit al
Chicago that Z. I. Howe had bought long on the
cereal and had gone TO the wall. This rumor was
confirmed q few minutes later, and Mr.. Howe
closed his books until settlement can be effected
Charles L. Howe has been member OF the board
OF trade for eight years and never before was IA q
position TO have his credit questioned "Yesr said
he TO q reporter this afternoon, al had too much
wheat and when &c broke went TO the wall You
see, wheat was SO cents last Thursday anddropped
10 ~ this morning. III could have held on an
hour could have saved my self, but the storm al
ways comes when we are least prepared for It. 4
cannot tell just now what my liabilities are, but an
they are all here among the members have reason
TO believe that can be doing business again In q
week or 80. My failure Is q small one and cannot
affect any one else
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Freight Traffic Rcsunsed.
FILLING THE PLACES OF STRIKERS on THE NEW YoRx.
PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO.

PITTsBrRG, March 16.-A Chronicle. Tete0roph.
youngstown, ohio, special says: Freight trafllc fl
SLOWLY but steadiiy being resumed on the New
YORK, Pennsy yania and Ohio railroad by the OH.
clas, VINO are putting On new men MI the places
Oh the strikers. Three freight trains arrived from
Cleveland during the night and started on the ne.
turn trip each having - Iuil complement OF loaded
was taken out on the Sharon branch to Shenan1o
by Irafnmaster Donaldson. several men brought
In from other points 10 work In the PeDnsyiyania
yards were seen by the strikers and Induced to
leave the strikers are IN session this morning
and everything Is quiet
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Missing Over Twenty Years.
HOW LITTLE GIRL LOST HER WAY AND WAS wONAN
WHEN SHE GOT HOME,


The New York Herald to-day says: The hap
pieSt family In all Williamsburg might be found
yesterday at the home of Jacob Fehlinger a shoe
maker, at No. 10 Union avenue. Twenty-Five
years ago pretty black-eyed, 12-year-old Caroline
Fehlinger left her parents house on the corner OF
sth avenue and 2sth street, New York, where they
then lived. With bundle OF books swinging by
a strap and her dinner pail hanging over her arm
she went tripping and singing along schOOlward.
Soon the surroundings began to look strange to
her and she became heightened. Tears streamed
down her rosy cheeks and she sohbed as though
her little heart would break. big policeman
found her In this plight and took her 70 the sta
ton. She could not tell where she lived and
finally was sent to Randalls Island. After being
there about five months she was adopted by a MI.
and Mrs Brown. They went west In 1873, but the
girl remained behind and took service with the
family OF Gen. Carl on Clinton avenue, Brooklyn,
afterw ard going with them to Virginia, where she
remained nve years. She returned TO Brooklyn,
set up as a dressmaker and married. Then she
dreamed OF her parents and consulted q lady who
lived In the house with her. They made q search
together, found them, and she is now with the
father and mother who spent $1,000, the savings
OF lifetime, in looking for little Carrie. She has
left her husband.
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THE CHICAGO ROODLERS.
in the Criminal Court To-
Day.

CHICAGO, March 16-The five county officials
Warden VIM. j. McGarigle, of the county hos
pital; Warden Henry Varnell, OF the county
insane asylum; Edward Mcdonald, engineer OF the
county hospital, and the employees DriScoH and
Connolly, arrested last night, were taken before
Judge Anthony in the criminal court ut ten O'Clock
THIS morning.
GEN l. n Stiles appeared on behalf of the state
and stated that McGarigle, Varnell and Mcdonald
had three indictments pending against them which
respectively charged them with conspiracy to
delraud and declared that one indictment
involved completely In the embezZlement OF 4 sum
exceeding $4,000 while other Indictments were
defendants should furnish bail in the sum OF &c.
OGO on each indictment, and that The bail OF Con-
nelly and Driscoll be placed at 5000 each.
MIR. Forrest. for the Prisoners argued that the
alleged olfenSe was only 10 be regarded as q mis-
demeanOr under the statute and commended that
the amounts asked for were excessive.
Judge Anthony said that when u charge OF embeZ-
Element was made against public officer it was
10 be regarded as q high grade OF crime and
could not be treated lightly. He cited the action
of the New York courts in the recent trials for
o1enSe5 similar 10 the ones charged against these
defendants. He would Fix the bail in the amounts
asked Tor by the state. The su-etieS then repaired
10 the Office OF the clerk OF the criminal court to
Schedule their property.
Congratulations on the Cars Escape.
LONDON, March 16.-Baron de Staal, Russian
ambassador ut London, has received from all the
diplomats In London and from Prime Minister
Salisbury expressions OF cOngratulatiOn on the
ears escape from assassination last Sunday, and
OF horror over the plot against his life.
AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
81. PETERSBURG, March 16.-The Official Mes
seHger publishes the following: ION sunday last,
ut eleven O'Clock in the morning, three students
Of the st. Petersburg university were arrested in
the NeTSky Prospect, having in their possession
bombs. The prisoners admitted that they be-
lOnged TO secret criminal society. The bombs
found on them Were charged with dynamite Each
bomb was arranged to throw eleven balls, and all
these balls were filed with strychnine The car
and cZarna came back from Gatchina to St.
Petersburg yesterday morning, attended the ball
given by the Grand Duke Vladimir and returned
to Gatchina in the evening""
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DIED.


RACON On March 18th, 1887, of pneumpnia.
6ANUEI. BACON, aged seventy six years
Funernl service nj his late residence, Thurn6ay,
March 18th, st eleven Am. lnternent In CongrGs.
stonal cemetery No nowerS
HOGAN On "Wednesday, March 16, 1857, at AM
.Sfer long iiineas C. J. BEGAN, the beloved husiaud
Of Cstherine Began, aged forty-one years ana sx
Nosice oG funeral hereafter.
COX At O'Clock Am, "wednesday March 10 1857
ANNE ELIZABETH infant daughter Of r. Lee and
Edith +. Cox, a(eed o1e yer And nino1eon days.
funer.l service st Oak HUI chapel. Friday morning.
1t 10 O'Clock
HOOD DAVIS.
Funeral from late residence Belle vue on Thursday
II ~ O'Clock Interment pm at oak Hin iCharles.
town. W. Va papers please oopyl
NxHONEY. On Tuesday. Msrch 15th, lHS7 ct
thrse cciock A. sfSer sh0rt nlne., AAkY the be-
lpveo we o. John snAoney. md ssser 20 John and
Runeral srytoss wm Be halA g g. Msxxhew.s
church, ON 1hur.day. March l7th. Ct two O'Clock
sttsnd. ''''''s !. -
URICH. On SUNDAY, March Is, 1857. o,c,ocs N.
N. q Heg1doo. Va. A0Rkls L uMCh. Of coagss.
Iunsgal q Nyerztoun, Ra. nwsdayroo o,c1ecH .
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DE- LYMAN ABBOTT SAID 10 BIZ THE CHOICE or rHI
OFFICERS or rHE CHURCH.

DE- LYMAN ABBOTT SAID 10 BIZ THE CHOICE or THE
OFFICERS or rHR CHURCH.
New York special 70 the Philadelphia Press
says: Al meeting OF the onicers OF Plymouth
church last night the question Of q successor TO
MI. Beecher WAS discussed 1t was decided that
an offer be sent to q prominent Congregational
clergyman In this city. Although the name IL
Withheld from publication until his decision Is
announced II Is currently reported that ID, LYMAN
H. Aooott Is the man. DR.. Abbott would not oe
seen to-day. member OF the church and near
iriend OF Nj. Beecher said that the question OF q
PERMANENT pastor in Plymouth church Is stu un-
settled and likely to remain 50 for weeks The trus-
ices VIII hold meeting on Friday night The
same evening public meeting In behalf OF the
projected monument TO the late Henry Ward
Beecher In the Brooklyn City Hall plaza VIII be
neid The arrangements are not completed, but
Weii-Known speakers are expected 20 be present,
and there is every promise OF making q successful
start lof the movement. DR.. Power, secretary OF
tne Foreign Missionary society OF the Congrega-
pulpit temporarily.